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Battle of al-Hasakah (June–August 2015)

Battle of Al-Hasakah (2015)
Part of the Syrian Civil War,
the Syrian Kurdish–Islamist conflict (2013–present),
and the American-led intervention in Syria
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The situation in Al-Hasakah city, on 3 July 2015
  Controlled by the Syrian Government
  Controlled by YPG
  Controlled by the Syriac Union Party
  Controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Date 23 June – 1 August 2015
(1 month, 1 week and 2 days)
Location Al-Hasakah, Syria
Result Decisive Syrian Army & YPG/J victory
Territorial
changes
  • ISIL initially captured four districts and areas in three others, as well as multiple villages southwest of Al-Hasakah
  • Al-Hasakah city is fully cleared of ISIL fighters on 1 August, with the SAA, YPG/J, and Sutoro/MFS left in control of the city
  • The YPG is left in control of 75% of the city, while the Syrian Army controls 25%
Belligerents

 Syrian Kurdistan
Syriac Union Party
Airstrikes:
CJTF–OIR


 Syrian Arab Republic

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

Commanders and leaders

People's Protection Units Flag.svg Gen. Commander Sipan Hemo
Ishow Gowriye

Syria Maj. Gen. Issam Zahreddine
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Abo Osama al- Iraqi  (ISIL Governor of Wilayat Al-Barakah)
Units involved

People's Protection Units Flag.svg People's Protection Units (YPG)
Syriac Military Council (MFS)
Al-Sanadid Forces
Public Security Units (Asayış)
Self-Defense Units (HPC)


Syrian Army

National Defence Force
Ba'ath BrigadesSootoro

Gozarto Protection Forces

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Military of ISIL

Strength
1,000–1,200 YPG fighters (estimated)
400 Syrian Republican Guard soldiers
(reinforcements)
4,500+ fighters
Casualties and losses
21 YPG fighters killed
125 Syrian Gov. soldiers killed and 100 wounded
300+ killed (Al Rai claim)
312 killed (SOHR claim)
386 killed (YPG claim)
444+ killed (Syrian Army claim)
120,000+ civilians displaced

 Syrian Kurdistan
Syriac Union Party
Airstrikes:
CJTF–OIR

 Syrian Arab Republic

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant


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